Baby Shaq – And1 Interview

C.Y. Ellis: What would you say has been your best moment as a streetball player?

Baby Shaq: Getting signed, getting signed last season. That was my best moment as a streetball player.

CYE: What’s your signature move?

Baby Shaq: I don’t really have one. I just come at you strong.

CYE: Who in the world would you least want to have to guard, one-on-one?

Baby Shaq: In the world, I’d have to say Tim Hardaway when he was at his prime.

CYE: With the UTEP two-step.

Baby Shaq: Yeah.

CYE: You’re about to play two-on-two and you can pick any teammate, alive or dead. Who would you take?

Baby Shaq: Any of my And 1 teammates.

CYE: What music do you have in your C.D. player right now?

Baby Shaq: A mixtape, a rap mixtape.

CYE: What job would you be doing if you weren’t a streetballer?

Baby Shaq: I’d be finishing up at school.

CYE: What do you think people will remember you for when you retire?

Baby Shaq: People will remember me for being me. Outgoing, fun, like to have fun and just playin’ ball.

CYE: Do you have any motto for life, any words you live by?

Baby Shaq: Put up or shut up (laughs).

CYE: When did you first get your nickname, and how?

Baby Shaq: I first got my nickname in junior high school. I was averaging, like, twenty points and eighteen rebounds, and one of my teammates yelled out “Baby Shaq” while I was playing a game, and everybody, like, the crowd caught on to it, and it just went from there.

CYE: How are thing on the bus? Pharmacist is saying he’s the funniest guy on the bus; Helicopter said the same. Who would you say is the funniest guy on tour?

Baby Shaq: A.O., A.O. is the funniest on the tour.

CYE: Anybody got any funny habits on the bus, anything they do that pisses you off?

Baby Shaq: A.O., he don’t like to sleep on the bus.

CYE: When did you first realise you were famous?

Baby Shaq: I still don’t think I’m famous. Probably after this season. Ask me that question next year (laughs).